DOCKET NO. 532 – LSE Serpens LLC (Lodestar Energy) application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 3.0-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment on 13 parcels located south of West Hill Road (Parcel Nos. 253/003/018; 253/003/033 through 043 and 053-003-045), Torrington, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.
APPLICATION (recd. 03/13/25)
Cover Letter, 03/13/25
Narrative, 03/13/25
Exhibit 1 - Site Plans
Exhibit 2 - Equipment Specifications
Exhibit 3 - Operations and Maintenance Plan
Exhibit 4 - Decommissioning Plan
Exhibit 5 - Service List - Abutters Notification
Exhibit 6 - Agencies and Officials
Exhibit 7 - Environmental Assessment
Exhibit 8 - Noise Analysis
Exhibit 9 - Carbon Debt Analysis
Bulk Filings:
City of Torrington Zoning Regulations
City of Torrington Inland Wetland and Watercourses
City of Torrington Plan of Conservation and Development
Town of New Hartford Zoning Regulations
Town of New Hartford Inland Wetland and Watercourses Regulations
Town of New Hartford Adopted Plan of Conservation and Development
Town of New Hartford Approved Conservation and Development Implementation Plan
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council's Municipal Participation Fund Letter, 03/14/25
Council's Notice of Incomplete Application, 03/17/25
Council's Second Notice of Incomplete Application, 03/31/25
Council's Acknowledgement of Complete Application, 04/07/25
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 04/17/25
Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set One, 05/08/25
Council Acknowledgement of City of Torrington's Request for Party Status, 05/15/25
Council Decision on City of Torrington's Request for Party Status, 05/29/25
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 03/26/25
Department of Public Health, 04/23/25
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 05/09/25
MUNICIPAL COMMENTS
Town of New Hartford, 06/04/25
PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS
HEARING INFORMATION
June 5, 2025 Hearing Documents, 04/17/25
1. Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Public Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 05/07/25
Schedule
Schedule, 03/14/25
Schedule, 03/17/25
Schedule, 03/31/25
Schedule, 04/07/25
Schedule, 04/17/25
Schedule, 05/08/25
Service List
Service List, 03/14/25
Service List, 04/25/25
Service List, 05/22/25
Service List, 05/29/25
Hearing Program
Transcripts
PARTIES AND INTERVENORS
Applicant - LSE Serpens LLC
Exhibits
Response to Council's Notice of Incomplete Proof of Service to Office of Consumer Counsel, 03/19/25
Response to Council's Notice of Incomplete - Information Provided to the City of Torrington and the Town of New Hartford During the Municipal Consultation, 03/28/25
Response to Council's Second Notice of Incomplete - Affidavit of Publication in the Waterbury Republican-American, 04/7/25
Sign Posting Affidavit, 05/29/25
Response to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 05/29/25
Exhibit 1 - Subdivision Map
Exhibit 2 - Redacted Purchase and Sale Agreement and Amendments
Exhibit 3 - West Hill Road Revised Noise Analysis
Exhibit 4 - Revised Site Plans
Exhibit 5 - Revised Abutter Notification
Exhibit 6 - TCLP Testing
Exhibit 7 - 2005 Greystone Subdivision Site Plans
Exhibit 8 - Photolog
Procedural Correspondence
Service List Request Change, 04/24/25
Service List Request Change, 05/22/25
Motions and Objections
Motion for Protective Order - Response to Council Interrogatory No. 17 - Lease Agreement Financial Information, 05/29/25
PARTY - City of Torrington
Exhibits
Request for Party Status, 05/14/25
Procedural Correspondence